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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Classical antiquity=== | |||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] often dual-wield her [[Spear of Leonidas]] alongside a [[short blade]] or a [[sword]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | |||
[[Aya]], one of the founding members of the [[Hidden Ones]], dual-wielded twin blades which she used in her quest for vengeance against the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | [[Aya]], one of the founding members of the [[Hidden Ones]], dual-wielded twin blades which she used in her quest for vengeance against the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | ||
===Middle Ages=== | |||
Most [[Assassins]] of the High Middle Ages would only dual-wield [[throwing knives]] alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | Most [[Assassins]] of the High Middle Ages would only dual-wield [[throwing knives]] alongside a [[Short blades|short blade]].<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and his Assassin recruits were able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons. Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could wield the [[Hidden Gun]] with any primary, medium-ranged weapon – such as [[swords]] and [[blunt weapons]] – and [[poison darts]] with the [[Poison Blade]]. His recruits wielded their Hidden Gun with almost any other weapon.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> During his time in [[Constantinople]], Ezio could also dual-wield a variety of [[bombs]] with his primary weapon.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | During the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and his Assassin recruits were able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons. Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could wield the [[Hidden Gun]] with any primary, medium-ranged weapon – such as [[swords]] and [[blunt weapons]] – and [[poison darts]] with the [[Poison Blade]]. His recruits wielded their Hidden Gun with almost any other weapon.<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> During his time in [[Constantinople]], Ezio could also dual-wield a variety of [[bombs]] with his primary weapon.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
===Early modern period=== | |||
During the early 18th century, [[Edward Kenway]] dual-wielded Hidden Blades, two swords, [[Rope darts]], and multiple pistols.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | During the early 18th century, [[Edward Kenway]] dual-wielded Hidden Blades, two swords, [[Rope darts]], and multiple pistols.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:33, 28 October 2019
Dual-wielding is an advanced form of combat, wherein one uses a pair of weapons in conjunction with one another. This is often to allow an easy shift between long and short-ranged attacks.
History
Classical antiquity
During the Peloponnesian War, the misthios Kassandra often dual-wield her Spear of Leonidas alongside a short blade or a sword.[1]
Aya, one of the founding members of the Hidden Ones, dual-wielded twin blades which she used in her quest for vengeance against the Order of the Ancients.[2]
Middle Ages
Most Assassins of the High Middle Ages would only dual-wield throwing knives alongside a short blade.[3]
During the Renaissance, Ezio Auditore da Firenze and his Assassin recruits were able to dual-wield multiple combinations of weapons. Other than the throwing knives and short blade pair, Ezio could wield the Hidden Gun with any primary, medium-ranged weapon – such as swords and blunt weapons – and poison darts with the Poison Blade. His recruits wielded their Hidden Gun with almost any other weapon.[4] During his time in Constantinople, Ezio could also dual-wield a variety of bombs with his primary weapon.[5]
Early modern period
During the early 18th century, Edward Kenway dual-wielded Hidden Blades, two swords, Rope darts, and multiple pistols.[6]
During the Seven Years' War, Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac dual wielded a sword and a dagger.[7]
During the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War, both Haytham Kenway and Connor would always dual-wield their weapons in combat, with Haytham proficient in the use of a sword, a flintlock pistol and his Hidden Blades.
Meanwhile, Connor possessed a combination of swords, a tomahawk and various other weaponry. Accompanying this, he often used his Hidden Blade with almost any other weapon, utilizing its pivot attachment for it to function as a dagger. He also carried two flintlock pistols, some of which possessed the capacity to fire multiple times.[8]
During the Louisiana Rebellion, Aveline de Grandpré dual-wielded her weapons in combat. The weapons she dual-wielded include: a whip, firearms, swords, knives, a blowpipe, a sugar-cane machete and Hidden Blades.[9]
Only a few enemies, such as Papal Guards, Cesare Borgia,[4] and the Janissaries,[5] were able to dual-wield, typically using a pistol alongside a longsword in combat. Officers and Jägers would also dual-wield weapons in a similar manner.[8]
Gallery
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Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad using a short blade and throwing knife -
Edward Kenway using two swords -
Shay Cormac using a sword and short blade -
Aveline de Grandpré using a Hidden Blade and a sugar cane machete -
Arno Dorian brandishing a cutlass and firing his Phantom Blade
References
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